The remark was obviously a shot at Vince McMahon, who on the Stone Cold podcast two weeks ago, said that none of the current crop of Superstars have reached for that “brass ring,” a comment which did not go down very well in the WWE locker room.

NXT Takeover: R Evolution received high praise from the Internet wrestling community for fantastic matches and an even better main event combined with the debut of Kevin Owens and the amazing war paint and entrance of Finn Balor.